Bootcamp Part 1 — Bio Basics, Phage Therapeutics, DNA Designs, Genetic Circuits

Topics & Agenda

• Bio Basics (Time Stamp: 13:59) — Speaker: Anna‑Thérèse Mehra
  Subtopics: Tree of life, DNA/RNA/proteins, central dogma.
  2025‑BioBootCamp‑1.1 — Bio Basics (PDF)

• DNA Design & Genome Engineering Methods (Time Stamps: 1:06:06, 1:30:40) — Speakers: Dominika Wawrzyniak, Michelle Yue
  Subtopics: DNA/gene structure, mutations, vectors, CRISPR, and other DNA modifiers.
  2025‑BioBootCamp‑1.2 — DNA Design (PPTX) · 2025‑BioBootCamp‑1.3 — Genome Engineering Methods (PPTX)

• Phage Therapeutics (Time Stamp: 1:49:15) — Speaker: Lisa Riedmayr
  2025‑BioBootCamp‑1.4 — Phage Therapeutics (PPT)

• Genetic Circuits (Time Stamp: 2:19:12) — Speaker: Johannes Stein
  2025‑BioBootCamp 1.5 — Genetic Circuits (PDF)

Most‑updated slides: Part I (Google Drive)
Recording: MIT Zoom

Resources

• Central dogma of molecular biology

• Precision Health — The Central Dogma (2‑min) — YouTube

• What is the ‘Central Dogma’? — YourGenome

• Enzymes — Amoeba Sisters — YouTube

• DNA and RNA (nucleic acids)

  • DNA and RNA: Differences in Form and Function — Stated Clearly — YouTube
  • DNA vs RNA — Biology Dictionary

• DNA Design

  • An Introduction to Genetic Engineering — Cambridge — cambridge.org
  • Eukaryotic Genome Complexity — Nature Scitable — nature.com

• Phages — Bacteriophages: The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — YouTube

• Genetic Circuits — Talks by Voigt/Lu — YouTube